presupposition
UKpriːsʌpəziʃən
US'pri:səpə'zıʃən
معنی فارسی
فرض قبلي فرض پايه استدلال
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'praetendere' (to stretch forth, allege), from 'prae-' (before) + 'tendere' (to stretch).
مثال
- Children often pretend to be superheroes.
- He pretended not to notice her presence.
- She pretended to be interested in his story.
ترکیبهای رایج
Pretend to be Pretend not to Pretend innocence
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)